Rainbow Mediterranean Couscous Salad

Crispy Couscous

• 8 oz couscous
• 8 oz water, or per couscous package instructions
• 3 oz pitted Kalamata olives, halved
• 5 oz grape tomatoes, halved
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Rainbow Salad

• 5 oz orange pepper (approx. 1 pepper), cored, cut into 2-3 wedges that fit through feeder tube
• 5 oz yellow bell pepper (approx. 1 pepper), cored, cut into 2-3 wedges that fit through feeder tube
• 8 oz Persian cucumber, unpeeled, ends removed
• 3 oz red onion, halved vertically (optional)

Tahini Dressing

• 3 oz tahini
• 4 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 oz water
• 2 garlic cloves
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ oz maple syrup
• 6 oz arugula